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Serbia. (Serbian Army in Bizerte - Tunisia). 1918. Stampless picture post card of 'Camel and Camel Driver' addressed to Algeria, North Africa written from Ain Berda (Bizerte), Tunisia with dispatch date stamp '10th Avril 18' and circular 'Hopital Auxiliare Ain Berda/ Camp des Serbes/ Le Medicin Chef' in violet.
After the Serbian army's retreat through Albania in 1915, part of the army was transported by the French Navy to their Naval Base at Bizerte. Serbian soldiers and volunteers were housed in Camps in Bizerte and as the fighting escalated on the Salonica front with Greece, soldiers were transported to the Salonica front while the wounded were transported back to Tunisia.
Serbian wounded soldiers were treated in various camps in North Africa, Tunis, Sousse, Sidi Abdala and Camp D' Ain Berda near Bizerte. A total of 41, 153 Serbian soldiers were treated in the Tunisian hospitals.
Postal history with the Serbian Hospital camp cachets from North Africa are very rare. This Ain Berde Hospital in Bizerte is the first we have seen.
